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Therapy Jobs in Featured U.S. Cities are in Time for Holiday Cheer

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 12.20.2011 | Category Apple iPad, Fun Events, Locations, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapist Jobs, Therapist Jobs, Therapist Jobs Postings, Therapy Jobs, Top Rehab Careers, Top Therapy Blogs, physical therapy, rehabilitation therapy

Silver bells are ringing from California and the American southwest to the East coast, where therapy jobs for occupational and physical therapists, PTA jobs and Rehabilitation therapy jobs are HOT, featured in towns where plenty of fun and inspiring holiday events are taking place.

PT, OT and Other Therapy Jobs Jingle in the Lover’s State and Enchanting New Mexico!

What PT or occupational therapist could resist New Mexico this time of year, where throughout December it’s a festival of light; with candlelit walkways lighting up the desert sand, storefronts and cafes can’t help but entice shoppers to drop in for a Mexican hot chocolate. Starting a therapy job in time to catch the December-long “Albuquerque River of Lights” is a surefire way to illuminate the New Year with great possibilities! Much further east, featured therapy jobs in Falls Church, VA will delight Christmas lovers everywhere, especially during New Year’s Eve, as events like “Watch Night” unfold near the historic crossroads of Broad and Washington streets.

Why Physical and Occupational Therapists Will Love Holiday Shopping in California

On the West Coast, holiday events appeal to everyone from revelers to wine and pet lovers. From now through January, Palm Springs California, where OTs pull in a competitive occupational therapist salary, is host to some of the finest winter wine tastings in the state. Further north, the city of Hayward is decked out with the annual “Light up the Season” display, and so close to San Francisco that therapists looking to adopt a furry friend might check out “Macy’s Holiday Windows”. Throughout the holiday season and until New Year’s Day, the San Francisco SPCA is hosting *Meet Your Match*, via Macy’s window shopping; click the Macy’s link to view the video! It behooves us to remind everyone that, in our therapy jobs, we welcome Travelers’ pets!

Travel Force Staffing is giving Away the Ultimate Gift: an iPad2! Apply today to Learn More!

We hope we’ve motivated you to apply online or call 1-800-617-0608 for excellent therapist career opportunities, bound to light up your life. Don’t delay, as we are—for a limited time—giving the iPad2 to therapists who complete physical therapy or occupational therapy jobs with us. So give us a ring…or a jingle. Happy holidays!

October is National Physical Therapy Month

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 10.02.2011 | Category Allied Healthcare, Fun Events, Monthly Events, Physical Therapist Jobs, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Top Therapy Blogs, Travel physical therapy jobs, physical therapy

Learn this Year’s Important Theme and Related Physical Therapy Career Facts

October holds something special for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants across America. The leaves are changing, there’s a nip in the air and the APTA is buzzing with news of National Physical Therapy Month. This year’s theme is sports injury prevention throughout our lifespan, and serves to remind everyone that, as we age, staying fit and healthy is perhaps the most important benefit physical therapy offers.

Physical Therapists Heal Patients, Physical Therapy Career Facts

• Physical Therapists reduce athletes’ risk of injury by 41% because of specially developed exercise regimes.
• Physical Therapists help 88% of patients return to normal activity, increase their range of motion, and relieve pain.
• Physical Therapists treat patients with a wide range of diseases, including Lupus.
• Physical Therapists provide an alternative to painful and expensive surgery.
• Physical Therapists manage or eliminate pain without medication and its side effects.

Join One of America’s Fastest Rising Careers!

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for physical therapy jobs will increase by 27% between now and 2016—a positive statistic that kicks off Fall and lets physical therapists and physical therapy assistants ride a wave of momentum into the new year. October will be over before you know it, but Travel Force generous benefits package , like free private housing and bonuses, just to mention a few, are a constant 365 days a year. Apply online or call 1-800-617-0608 for rewarding permanent and travel therapist jobs in all 50 U.S. States!

Excited by the Momentum Brought on by National Physical Therapy Month?

As more of the U.S. population benefits from your PT skills, resources like the APTA and other trusted physical therapy career resources will continue to offer you the latest news on the most lucrative job searches, interviewing tips and continuing education. We keep members of our team up to date on state-by-state licensure laws, PT specialties and the hottest technologies offered in healthcare today. We encourage you to explore our blog for physical therapy career news and more. Spread the word about this important month for you, your colleagues and the patients who benefit. Happy October everyone!

Related blog: Celebrate Physical Therapy Career Month This October

Texas Therapy Jobs Light Up with Statewide 4th of July Events!

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 06.30.2011 | Category 4th of July, Allied Healthcare, Career Tips, Fun Events, Locations, Monthly Events, Occupational Therapy, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Top Therapy Blogs, Travel physical therapy jobs, physical therapy

Find an event close to your physical therapy job here!

The Fourth of July will be a blast this year in the Lone Star state, offering a large variety of holiday activities statewide, and, of course, fireworks that rival the nation. If you’re working in Texas physical therapy jobs, and looking for a fun excuse to don your red, white and blue, these are just a few of the highlights coming to a Texas region near you!

50,000 Anticipated for this Awesome July 4th show!

At sunset on July 4th, Amarillo—a city in the Texas Panhandle—comes alive with an amazing fireworks display witnessed by tens of thousands. Physical therapists in Texas come join the fun! The event is free—and takes place at the Ross Rogers Golf course in Thompson Park; Texas Panhandle Plains. For more information, call 806-376-4488.

Let Willie Nelson Rock Your North Texas Therapy Job

He’s performed all over Texas—reliably, each year on the Fourth of July—and returns in 2011 for the 33rd Annual Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic; come on out to the Fort Worth Stockyards to witness Willie’s 50th anniversary as a country music star. Click on the Williespicnic link for more information.

Close to Texas Prairies and Lakes? Read more about Old-Fashioned Parade Events!

It’s one of the largest parades in Texas, and if your therapy jobs bring you anywhere near downtown Arlington for the Fourth of July, you, too, will witness the old-fashioned charm of a huge community parade. Not so far from Arlington, and also in the Texas Prairies and Lakes area, therapists will find what has been billed: “The Best Small Town Parade in America!” Check it out in Downtown Chappell, starting at 10am, July, 4. It’s free!

If you’re looking for even more Independence Day events, and didn’t see one yet, that caught your eye or was close enough to your Texas therapist job, click on this Top 10 July 4 in Texas link to read more about what’s being offered across the state.

Exercise Your Independence and Apply for a therapist job at Travel Force!

Travel Force Staffing is always here to provide our therapists with the summer scoop on fun, before melting into the next season. If you don’t yet work for us, our recruiters look forward to talking with you and will help you get started on physical therapy and occupational therapy jobs! Call 1-800-617-0608 or apply online today and enjoy the freedom, flexibility and independence the right therapist job can provide!

Better Speech and Hearing Month Does More Than Raise Awareness About Communication Disorders

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 05.10.2011 | Category Allied Healthcare, Fun Events, Locations, Monthly Events, Speech Language Pathologist, Speech and Hearing Month - May, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Top Rehab Careers, Top Therapy Blogs, Travel Therapist

Now in its 76th year, Better Speech and Hearing Month (BSHM) is doing its part to raise awareness in patients of all ages, living with communication disorders that affect speaking, understanding or hearing. In the last few years, over 40 million Americans have been diagnosed with deficiencies as a result of these issues, and rely on speech language pathologists to improve their quality of life.

This Better Speech and Hearing Month, Find Ways to Educate the General Public

According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, nearly a third of the 28 million people with reported hearing loss are American youth. Thanks to the intervention and dedication of speech language pathologists, these children are far less likely to suffer from learning problems down the road. Make part of your SLP job, promoting awareness of what causes induced hearing loss in teens and encourage your adolescent patients to “turn it down!” when they listen to their iPods and TV.

Experienced SLPs Work in the Nation’s #1 Rehab Hospitals!

Ready to take your career to new heights? Speech language pathologists can expect to earn the highest compensation including generous pay, benefits and bonuses.  Work in America’s best rehabilitation hospitals and more:

• Nationwide Hospitals, University Teaching Hospitals
• Outpatient Centers, Rehab Centers & Clinics
• Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health & More

Find the perfect speech language pathology jobs and best possible career fit with Travel Force Staffing.

This May, Clinical Fellows Also Find the Perfect Jobs for Budding SLP Careers!

If you’re a recent grad looking for CFY jobs, check into Travel Force’s #1 blog for the answer to FAQs regarding Clinical Fellow Year Jobs. It’s the perfect Month “to spring into action”!

Travel Force Staffing places speech language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, per diem staff, and other allied healthcare professionals into therapy careers nationwide. Contact us today for instant access to cutting edge recruitment technology, therapy career resources, news, and information. Call 1-800-617-0608 or apply online today for your chance to enjoy a generous company-matched 401(k), reimbursement for travel and more!

Learn More About BSHM Resources

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has published free BSHM resources for 2011. Check out these and other methods of spreading awareness, some highlights of which include displaying a special calendar in your office for May that features one SLP fact per day, and visiting your local library to encourage a display of speech and hearing books that celebrate BSHM. But when May is over, there’s no reason to stop promoting better speech and hearing! For those speech language pathologists working close to Alabama SLP jobs, mark your calendars for June, when Helen Keller’s birthplace in Tuscumbia, Alabama, holds its annual Hellen Keller festival, celebrating her positive impact on the lives of the deaf-blind around the world. If you’re a travel therapist who can make the trip, it’s an experience you’ll never forget!

Occupational Therapists May Still Register for the 91st Annual AOTA Conference in Philly!

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 04.08.2011 | Category Allied Healthcare, Career Tips, Continuing Education Units (CEU), Fun Events, Locations, Monthly Events, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Month - April

Get AOTA Conference Registration and Event Information Here

Occupational therapists in the northeastern part of the United States are close to the networking and expo action, brought by the AOTA Annual Conference in Pennsylvania this year. There’s still plenty of time to register! Just report to the Grand Hall of the Philadelphia Convention Center where the conference will be held, April 14-17. This AOTA Conference link connects you with registration times and fees, and encourages registration as early as Wednesday, April 13, 2011; online registration has already ended.

Visit Philly and Earn Free CE Credits Along the Way!

For therapists in Pennsylvania occupational therapy jobs, the conference is a special opportunity to make the “hop-skip-and a jump away trip”, into one of the country’s best cities for a better look at its beauty, history and fine spring weather—all the while gathering invaluable professional networking and exposure to what is cutting edge in allied healthcare today. Another plus? Occupational therapists earn free continuing education credits by participating!

This Conference: Occupational Therapy in High Def

The 2011 theme is “Occupational Therapy in High Definition”, celebrating the hard work of tens of thousands of OTs who add their clarity, intensity and effectiveness to what patients see, understand and experience in treatment. “OT in HD” resonates, as it comes during the month of April, which has been National Occupational Therapy Month for decades.

Your AOTA Program Guide, Plus Best Hotels for Occupational Therapists

Get the full scoop on special events, sessions, networking opportunities and more by visiting the AOTA program guide. Plug into travel information on the conference site, with AAA or go online to secure a special hotel rate, offered by several four-star Philadelphia hotels. Check in at the AOTA Conference homepage for more interesting details and resources that let you plan the perfect, and most beneficial trip possible.

Do Your Occupational Therapy Career a Favor!

Put the American Occupational Therapy Association’s slogan about living life to its fullest to the ultimate test, by calling Travel Force at 1-800-617-0608 or apply online today!

Travel Force Staffing™ provides recruitment solutions for America’s top rated rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient and Rehab centers, skilled nursing facilities, and private therapy practices located in all 50 U.S. states. Our experienced team of staffing experts place physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, per diem staff and other allied healthcare professionals into therapy careers nationwide. Contact us today for instant access to cutting edge recruitment technology, therapy career resources, news, and information.

Robot Professor Goes Rogue in Physical Therapy Class

Author Healthcare Jobs Blogger | 04.01.2011 | Category Allied Healthcare, Fun Events, Gadgets, Physical Therapist Education, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Top Therapy Blogs, medical robotics, physical therapy, physical therapy humor, rehabilitation therapy

In search of creative ways to teach rehabilitation therapy students, one prominent university is testing the new AutoProf1000, a robot teaching device developed by a group of cutting-edge researchers who are also responsible for several popular mobile phone apps. The AutoProf1000 stores a digital download of hundreds of therapy textbooks, practice manuals and pharmaceutical databases. According to its designers, it can answer any question that a rehab therapy student “texts” or “IM”s to it in fourteen seconds or less. And because it has six multi-pronged arms and is mounted on casters, the AutoProf1000 is capable of demonstrating at least three routine PT procedures at once. In beta testing, the AutoProf1000 received sub-par evaluations for a kinesiology lesson in which it repeatedly told a mock patient to “move it, move it, move it, move it” until a student finally took out the AutoProf’s batteries. Designers attributed this to a simple “programming error” and told everyone to have a happy April Fools’ Day.

The world may not be ready for AutoProf1000 just yet, but if you’re ready to advance your career in rehabilitation therapy, give us a call at 800-617-0608 or browse some of our best therapy jobs online.

Enjoy Independence Day in Washington DC (and everywhere else)!

Author Healthcare Jobs Blogger | 07.01.2010 | Category 4th of July, Allied Healthcare, Fun Events, Locations, Monthly Events, Occupational Therapy, Tidbits

If you’re lucky enough to find yourself on a travel assignment in the Nation’s Capital on Independence Day, you’ll discover there’s no shortage of things to do in DC. If you can brave the heat, head out to the 4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall. (As an allied professional, you know how to cope: stay hydrated!) Fireworks, music, friendly folks sharing picnics on their ‘viewing’ blankets — plus, the show is free! (But no matter where you are this holiday weekend, you can still catch the concert and fireworks on PBS.)

Annual APTA Conference & Expo coming to Boston this June!

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 06.01.2010 | Category Allied Healthcare, Career Tips, Fun Events, Monthly Events, Physical Therapist Jobs, Travel Therapist, physical therapy

Get your registration information here!

Attention all allied health care workers looking for PT events close to your Massachusetts Physical Therapist Jobs: if you’re anywhere near Bean Town this June, you can look forward to the 2010 APTA Conference featuring the who’s who of physical therapy associations around the world!

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is holding its annual conference and exposition in Boston, June 16-19, 2010 at the Hynes Convention Center—a well-known venue in the Back Bay section of town, overlooking the Charles River. Besides an exciting program schedule of the most recognized names in American physical therapy, this event puts you close to premier Beacon Hill dining and shopping, amidst streets lined with Victorian brownstones.

When you register for the 2010 APTA Conference, it’s a way of signing on for so much more than a mini-vacation in one of the oldest, most charming destinations in the country—it’s also a great opportunity to enhance physical therapy jobs and Massachusetts physical therapist jobs with the following career highlights:

• Participation in hot topic debates
• Networking opportunities with APTA leadership
• Exposure to cutting edge products & services
• Seeing old and new colleagues and friends again

Being part of this year’s APTA Conference benefits patients, too. Ask them to save the date, June 19, for the ultimate consumer event, “Staying on Your Feet.” We’ve blogged before about helping patients fall-proof their homes, but this PT event brings those words to life, with free Balance Testing and Strength & Blood Pressure Evaluations. Registration is free and invaluable—as it addresses falls before they happen, and encourages public awareness about healthy and safe aging—critical in a world population averaging longer life spans. PTs are encouraged to take notes and pack their camera phones; there will be an exhibit hall showcasing mobility aids, assistive devices for home safety, exercise equipment and more.

Just to give you a visual: Starting Wednesday, June 16th and through Saturday of that week, more than 2,500 physical therapy professionals will congregate at the Hynes Convention Center to learn more about physical therapy jobs. Because the APTA Conference is opening the exhibition hall to the general public on its last day, PTs get the rare opportunity to access their target market, as well as better understand purchasing decisions at the medical facility where they hold travel nursing jobs.

Students of physical therapy may also want to participate in this PT event, as it will help them gain momentum in their physical therapy jobs healthcare career. The APTA Conference lets them see how physical therapy association decisions are made by giving stage to the APTA House of Delegates.

Watch Senator Tom Daschle deliver the keynote address during opening ceremonies and enjoy a packed week of PT events that include parties, mingling, and star spangled affairs, ensuring that in the course of your physical therapy career and physical therapy jobs this summer, YOU are cookin’ with gas!

2010 Physical Therapy Association Calendar Packed with PT Events

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 05.10.2010 | Category Allied Healthcare, Career Tips, Certifications, Continuing Education Units (CEU), Fun Events, Monthly Events, Ongoing Education, Physical Therapist Jobs, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Travel Therapist, Traveling Therapist, physical therapy, rehabilitation therapy

Continuing to grow and improve your skills as a PT takes time and dedication. Of course, you’ll learn a lot from your physical therapy jobs; but you’ll also want to attend as many physical therapy seminars as possible, to stay up on the latest trends in healthcare.

Luckily, The American Physical Therapy Association is a great resource for physical therapists. The association’s events calendar is jam-packed with interesting and informative activities, including the annual conference, as well as physical therapy seminars in everything from pediatrics, to geriatrics, to specific parts of the body (e.g., shoulders and feet).

Here’s a sampling of the physical therapy events on the 2010 events calendar, listed chronologically:

Pharmacology for Physical Therapists

• May 22-23
• Chapel Hill, NC
• Description: Study the effect of drug actions on the major body systems, problems of drug interaction, and variables that modify their effects.

Annual Conference

• June 16-19
• Boston, MA
• Description: This annual gathering for the Physical Therapy Association has everything the practicing physical therapist could wish: seminars, networking, discussions, and, of course, socializing with your fellow PTs.

Screening for Medical Referral: The Pediatric Client Birth to Six Years

• July 10-11
• Valhalla, NY
• Description: Course emphasizes taking a history for the pediatric patient and using evidence to screen and review the cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, urogenital, and integumentary systems for infants, toddlers through the use of case studies.

Biomechanics, Examination, and Selected Interventions for Foot Disorders

• July 17-18
• Portland, OR
• Description: The biomechanics of the foot and ankle with normal and abnormal motion during walking will be evaluated especially in relation to lower extremity dysfunction and the physical examination of the foot.

Women’s Health-Men’s Health: What All PTs Need to Know

• Sept. 11-12
• Burlington, NC
• Description: Gender and sex differences are presented using an evidence-based, body systems approach that illustrates how the unique characteristics associated with sex/gender matter across physical therapy practice settings.

Evidence-Based Assessment, Examination & Rehabilitation Interventions in the Medically Complex Older Adult

• Sept. 25-26
• Somerville, NJ

Examination and Selected Interventions: Lower Extremity: Hip, Knee, and Ankle

• Nov. 6-7
• Jacksonville, FL
• Description: Course is designed to integrate a comprehensive clinical examination with selected manual therapy interventions for the hip, knee, and ankle.

In addition, there are several physical therapy seminars and conferences for specific disciplines scheduled around the country, such as:

The American Society of Hand Therapists Annual Meeting

• June 23
• Orlando, Florida
• Description: Meeting theme “Best Practice in Hand Therapy.”

Aquatic Section Summit

• Oct. 6-8
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Description: Conference of the APTA’s Aquatic Physical Therapy Section will coincide with World Aquatic Health Conference. Note: e-seminars will be available at this event.

Gait Analysis Seminars

• June 5-6, Tempe, AZ
• Nov. 6-7, New York, NY
• Description: For gait and foot-function specialists: Learn how in-shoe pressure mapping technology is used to analyze foot function and gait by revealing what the eye cannot see.

These are just a few of the numerous choices for physical therapy seminars and PT events around. With physical therapy jobs from Travel Force, you may very well find yourself on assignment in an area that is featuring one or more of these physical therapy seminars and conferences. In which case, you’ll certainly be in the right place at the right time!

Travel Force Jobs put you close to Mardi Gras this month

Author Therapy Career Blogger | 02.08.2010 | Category Fun Events, Locations, Therapist Jobs, Therapy Jobs, Travel Therapist, physical therapy

Want a Mardi Gras party? You don’t have to go all the way to New Orleans. For the next few weeks Mardi Gras festivities are rocking the entire United States, and some of the highlights are coming to a physical therapy job near you.

This well-known event makes you think of beads, King Cake, parades snaking their way through the Big Easy, and, most recently, a winning Super Bowl team—but a couple hundred miles west of the New Orleans Saints, lies Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, hosting big carnival fun of their own.  Check out what Mardi Gras! Glaveston! has to offer; it’s a beachfront carnival in its 99th year and parties on for 12 consecutive concert n’ cuisine filled days, from February 5th through February 16th. Why not treat yourself to a belated Valentine’s Day present?

At Mardi Gras Southeast Texas, Inc. in Port Authur, TX, you’ll find the same kind of fun from February 6 through the 11th.

If you’re really keen on the Lone Star State, we have Texas therapy jobs right now.

But what if you’re a PT in a different part of the country, and looking to catch a few beads? California Travel Therapy jobs are nearby Mardi Gras action, most notably in San Diego’s Gas Lamp Quarter; there, “Fat Tuesday” is the featured event, with masks, costumes, food and Cajun cookin’ galore. Click here to check out dates for Gas Lamp Mardi Gras fun that lasts until mid April.

But don’t give up on Mardi Gras celebrations elsewhere in the U.S. because North Carolina Therapists jobs are close to the action too, with the Asheville Mardi Gras, which has a “Wild at Heart” theme this year—scheduled for Valentine’s Day. The fun begins at 1pm and lasts into the wee hours.

No matter where you go, we’re sure, as the Mardi Gras aficionados say, it’ll be a party that’s second to none.